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Why Fly to Amsterdam?

Amsterdam has a flight time of around one hour from the UK, making it an ideal choice for a quick and easy city break. Visitors can choose to take in the cultural highlights of the Van Gogh Museum and the House of Anne Frank, or make like the locals and hire a bicycle to explore the city’s vast network of canal banks. Dam Square is considered as the most central point and is home to bars, restaurants and coffee houses.

Flying to Amsterdam from the UK

Due to its proximity and popularity, cheap flights to Amsterdam are easy to come by if you plan ahead. Many budget carriers now offer direct flights to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol from a number of UK airports. London Heathrow and Gatwick provide flights several times a day, as well as regular services from Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool and Newcastle. Scotland and Northern Ireland are also well-served by a choice of low-cost and scheduled carriers.

Which Airlines Fly to Amsterdam?

Several airlines fly to Amsterdam from across the UK and the competition means that cheap flights to Amsterdam are readily available throughout the year. There’s little difference in price between budget and scheduled flights. National carrier KLM offers cheap flights from London, Manchester, Birmingham, Scotland and Northern Ireland. For a few pounds less, low-cost carriers bmibaby, Jet2 and easyJet operate routes out of most UK airports.

Mini Travel Guide to Amsterdam

Amsterdam is a city of diversity and cultural tolerance. The narrow roads are not enormously suitable for cars, and bicycles are the preferred mode of transport. For on-foot exploration, Amsterdam is has a well-connected tram system that stretches out beyond the central tourist hub. No visit to Amsterdam is complete without a guided boat tour of the city’s canals, which will take you through sedate districts with picturesque tall houses. Nightlife in Amsterdam goes beyond the famous red light district and Dam Square, with bars and clubs strewn across the city. High on the list of must-sees is the Van Gogh Museum home to some 200 of famous artist’s original paintings; Anne Frank’s house and Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam, dating back to the 17th century, it is one of the world’s oldest Botanic Gardens.